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Gerber, Wilbert George

Male 1926 - 1990  (64 years)


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  • Name Gerber, Wilbert George 
    Born 1 Jan 1926  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • He preferred to use his middle name, George, and was sometimes referred to as "George W." Gerber.
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Between 1943 and 1946  [4, 6] 
    • George enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 4 January 1943 at St. Louis, Missouri and was separated from the service with an honorable discharge on 26 December 1946 at Great Lakes, Illinois. He held the rating of motor machinist's mate second class. George was awarded the American Area Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon (4 stars), World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon (1 star), and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. The citation for the latter reads:

           "For heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. ZUNI, during Salvage Operations in the Pacific Ocean Area, March 7, 1945. Quick to act when an LST in the process of being salvaged started to capsize, GERBER boldly entered a flooded compartment in which an office wearing heavy shallow-water diving gear was trapped and, at great personal risk, assisted in hauling him clear of danger. His courage under extremely hazardous conditions was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
    Died 10 Mar 1990  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 7, 8] 
    Buried 13 Mar 1990  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 10] 
    • George's grave is in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Section EE, Grave 169.
    Person ID I515  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2009 

    Father Gerber, Louis August,   b. 26 Jan 1892, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1958, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Brockmeyer, Charlotte Caroline Christine,   b. 9 Jul 1891, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1981, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 3 Jul 1920  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    • The marriage certificate refers to a license issued on 3 July 1920 by the Recorder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis. Rev. F. W. Weidmann of Trinity Lutheran Church signed the certificate. Miss Charlotte Seele and Mr. Wm. Brockmeyer are listed as witnesses.
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Valenti, Concetta,   b. 30 Jul 1925,   d. 16 Oct 1978  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 23 Jun 1956  [8, 16] 
    Children 
     1. Gerber, Louise Frances
     2. Gerber, Joanne Lynn
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jan 1926 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 1990 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Mar 1990 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Charlotte M. (Gerber) Krejci, Genealogical research.
      Wilbert George Gerber; born 1 January 1926 at St. Louis, Missouri. He preferred to use his middle name, George, and was sometimes referred to as "George W." Gerber.

    2. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      Wilbert George Gerber; born 1 January 1926. Information forwarded to Elizabeth M. Gerber in 1996, who shared it with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in 2002.

    3. [S13] Funeral service remembrance card.
      For Wilbert George Gerber; born 1 January 1926; died 10 March 1990. The card was issued by Schrader Funeral Home and is in the possession of Charlotte M. (Gerber) Krejci.

    4. [S154] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator ( https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ ), Wilbert G. Gerber.
      Date of birth: 1 January 1926. Date of death: 10 March 1990. Burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri; section EE, site 169. MOMM2, U.S. Navy, World War II.

    5. [S37] Charles and Susanne Gerber and family, Genealogical research .
      Copy of "Notice of Separation From U.S Naval Service" for Wilbert George Gerber; born 1 January 1926 at St. Louis, Missouri. In the possession of the Gerber family.

    6. [S37] Charles and Susanne Gerber and family, Genealogical research .
      Copies of military service records in the possession of the Gerber family.

    7. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      Died 10 March 1990. Information forwarded to Elizabeth M. Gerber in 1996, who shared it with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in 2002.

    8. [S22] Obituary, From an undated and unidentified newspaper [St. Louis Post-Dispatch?].
      In the possession of Charlotte M. (Gerber) Krejci.
           "Gerber, Wilbert George. Saturday March 10, 1990, beloved husband of the late Concetta Gerber (nee Valenti), dear father of Joanne Lynn and Louise Frances, brother of Louis A. and Charles E. Gerber, Charlotte G. Krejci and the late Dorothy G. Fiegenbaum, dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, nephew, cousin and friend.
           "Funeral from Schrader Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway Ballwin Wednesday 10 am. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Mr. Gerber's memory to American Heart Association. Visitation Tuesday 3-9 pm."

    9. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker.
      Photo of gravestone at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Section EE, plot 169.

    10. [S22] Obituary, From an undated and unidentified newspaper [St. Louis Post-Dispatch?].
      In the possession of Charlotte M. (Gerber) Krejci.
           "Funeral from Schrader Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway Ballwin Wednesday [i.e., 13 March] 10 am. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery."

    11. [S22] Obituary.
      Charlotte C. (Brockmeyer) Gerber. Photocopy from undated and unidentified [St. Louis?] newspaper.

    12. [S30] Certificate of Marriage.
      "I, the undersigned, a clergyman, hereby certify that on the third day of July, A.D., 1920, Mr. Louis A Gerber, of St. Louis, State of Missouri, and Miss Charlotte Brockmeyer, of St. Louis, State of Missouri, were by me legally joined in holy matrimony in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, according to the laws of said state, and under authority of a marriage license issued the third day of July 1920, by the Recorder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri. Rev. F. W. Weidmann [signature], Trinity Lutheran Church." Witnesses were Miss Charlotte Seele and Mr. Wm. Brockmeyer. Photocopy of certificate in the possession of Charlotte M. (Gerber) Krejci.

    13. [S45] Howard J. Seesler, Genealogical research.
      Louis August Gerber and Charlotte Caroline Christine Brockmeyer; married 3 July 1920. Information forwarded to Elizabeth M. Gerber in 1996, who shared it with J. Mark Fiegenbaum in 2002.

    14. [S97] Elizabeth Marie Gerber, Genealogical research.
      Louis August Gerber and Charlotte Caroline Brockmeyer; married 3 July 1920.

    15. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), "Charles E. Gerber". Memorial #47919785.
      ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47919785 ). Accessed in July 2018. Memorial created by "Lorie" on 9 February 2010; maintained by "Susan Ing" (contributor 47043987). This Find A Grave memorial included a transcription of an death notice identified as having been published on 30 April 2000 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
           According to information on this memorial page, "Charles E. Gerber" was born on an unknown date; the place of birth was not provided. He was the child of "Louis A. and Charlotte (nee Brockmeyer) Gerber".

    16. [S43] Arline A. (Krumm) Gerber, Genealogical research.
      Wilbert George Gerber and Concetta Valenti; married 23 June 1956.


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